scholarly journals Laboratory Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Ganesha Gajah ◽  
Ihsan Arifin ◽  
Rahmad Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Shear Rate ◽  
Laboratory Study ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Chemical Interaction ◽  
Impurity Content ◽  
Mobility Ratio ◽  
Polymer Injection ◽  
The Core ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Enhance Oil Recovery

Polymer injection is a tertiary recovery that lowering the injection-oil water mobility ratio thus more efficient to produce oil. The increase in the polymer used for injection requires a large number of suitable polymers. Laboratory studies are necessary to develop new polymer produced domestically, with easily available materials, do not damage the environment, not harm the environment, and are economical. Seeds of Kluwih and Jackfruit contain the starch as a biopolymer for polymer injection because competent to act as a viscosifying agent thus repair the water-oil mobility ratio. Laboratory study is carried out through a series of processes. From starch extraction to polymer screening. The pure starch extraction is done by the wet method through a series of experiments carried out repeatedly. Observation with polymer screening was carried out on five tests. The rheology of polymers examined at two different polymer concentrations and temperatures to determine the viscosity at varying shear rate. Compatibility tests are reviewed to determine the homogeneous and the solubility of the polymer by the solvent. Filtration test is an entrapment test, know the relation between polymer molecule sizes and pore size distribution. The static polymer test is an adsorption test to know the polymer retention in the core caused by chemical interaction between core and polymer. The polymer flooding procedure is to know polymer performance to pushes remaining oil after waterflooding. The results show a pure starch without impurity content. In liquid, the starch acts as a viscosifying agent. Both of the two polymers degrade by shear rate and (polymer chain) broken at higher temperatures. Kluwih and Jackfruit starch dissolve homogeneously without a lumping. Polymer trapping and adsorption not dominantly occur by Jackfruit and Kluwih. The native polymer can enhance oil recovery but sensitive to the core and polymeric conditions.Keywords: Enhanced Oil Recovery, polymer injection, Kluwih, jackfruit, starch

Effect of Polymer Injection on the Mobility Ratio and Oil Recovery

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Morelato ◽  
Lorennzo Rodrigues ◽  
Oldrich Joel Romero
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Mobility Ratio ◽  
Polymer Injection

scholarly journals Improving Oil Recovery of the Heterogeneous Low Permeability Reservoirs by Combination of Polymer Hydrolysis Polyacrylamide and Two Highly Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 423
Author(s):  
Shuwen Xue ◽  
Yanhong Zhao ◽  
Chunling Zhou ◽  
Guangming Zhang ◽  
Fulin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Bacterial Fermentation ◽  
The Core ◽  
Oil Displacement ◽  
Polymer Hydrolysis ◽  
Enhance Oil Recovery ◽  
Low Permeability Reservoirs ◽  
Microbial Flooding ◽  
Poly Acrylamide

Polymer hydrolysis polyacrylamide and microbes have been used to enhance oil recovery in many oil reservoirs. However, the application of this two-method combination was less investigated, especially in low permeability reservoirs. In this work, two bacteria, a rhamnolipid-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa 8D and a lipopeptide-producing Bacillus subtilis S4, were used together with hydrolysis poly-acrylamide in a low permeability heterogeneous core physical model. The results showed that when the two bacterial fermentation liquids were used at a ratio by volumeof 1:3 (v:v), the mixture showed the optimal physicochemical properties for oil-displacement. In addition, the mixture was stable under the conditions of various temperature (20–70 °C) and salinity (0–22%). When the polymer and bacteria were mixed together, it had no significant effects in the viscosity of polymer hydrolysis polyacrylamide and the viability of bacteria. The core oil-displacement test displayed that polymer hydrolysis polyacrylamide addition followed by the bacterial mixture injection could significantly enhance oil recovery. The recovery rate was increased by 15.01% and 10.03%, respectively, compared with the sole polymer hydrolysis polyacrylamide flooding and microbial flooding. Taken together, these results suggest that the strategy of polymer hydrolysis poly-acrylamide addition followed by microbial flooding is beneficial for improving oil recovery in heterogeneous low permeability reservoirs.

Evaluation and Application of Endogenous Microorganism Activator in Reservoir after Chemical Flooding

2014 ◽  
Vol 1051 ◽  
pp. 404-409
Author(s):  
Jian Jun Le ◽  
Ji Yuan Zhang ◽  
Lu Lu Bai ◽  
Rui Wang ◽  
Zhao Wei Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Physical Simulation ◽  
Chemical Flooding ◽  
Core Flooding ◽  
Simulation Experiments ◽  
The Core ◽  
Enhance Oil Recovery ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

To further enhance oil recovery in reservoir after chemical flooding, an efficient activator formulation for promoting metabolism of endogenous microorganism was researched. Changes in community structure, growth and metabolites of endogenous microorganism were analyzed by methods of aerogenic experiments, physical simulation experiments, electron microscopy scanning (SEM), T-RFLP and Pyrophosphate sequencing. To evaluate whether endogenous microorganism activator screened in laboratory could activate endogenous microorganisms and enhance oil recovery in reservoirs after polymer flooding. The flooding effect and mechanism were studied, and this activator was used in a testing well group in Daqing oilfield. The results of the aerogenic experiments showed that the activator could activate the endogenous microorganisms in the injected water and make them produce a lot of biogas. The pressurized gas reached 2MPa after 60d static culture of activator in a high pressure vessel. The results showed that the activator could activate the endogenous microorganisms in the injected sewage and make them have a lot of growth and reproduction in the core and physical simulation of natural core flooding experiment. In the field test,the incremental oil production was 5957 t while the water content declined by 2.2% after injecting the activator, which provides an effective way to further enhance oil recovery in reservoir after chemical flooding.

Polyhydroxybutyrate for Improved Oil Recovery: A Literature Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Norrulhuda Mohd Taib ◽  
Norfarisha Achim ◽  
Zulkafli Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Polymer Flooding ◽  
Mechanical Degradation ◽  
Improved Oil Recovery ◽  
Enhance Oil Recovery ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

In this study the role of polymer flooding as one of the most efficient processes to enhance oil recovery (EOR) is discussed.  Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a bio-based polymer that has potential application for use in polymer flooding. This polymer is reviewed with particular emphasis on the effect of concentration, shear rate, salinity, hardness and temperature on polymer viscosity. Initial findings showed that PHB owned higher resistant as compared to mechanical degradation and thermal stability of HPAM as well as XG. 

Laboratory study on activating indigenous microorganisms to enhance oil recovery in Shengli Oilfield

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mutai Bao ◽  
Xiangping Kong ◽  
Guancheng Jiang ◽  
Xiulin Wang ◽  
Ximing Li
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Study ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Indigenous Microorganisms ◽  
Shengli Oilfield ◽  
Enhance Oil Recovery

Water Injection, Polymer Injection and Polymer Alternating Water Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Laboratory Study

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo F. Zampieri ◽  
Rosangela B. Z. L. Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
Water Injection ◽  
Mobility Ratio ◽  
Sweep Efficiency ◽  
Polymer Injection ◽  
Paraffin Oil ◽  
Water Viscosity ◽  
Water Volumes ◽  
Expensive Process

Developing an efficient methodology for oil recovery is extremely important in this commodity industry, which may indeed lead to wide spread profitability. In the conventional water injection method, oil displacement occurs by mechanical behavior between fluids. Nevertheless, depending on mobility ratio, a huge quantity of injected water is necessary. Polymer injection aims to increase water viscosity and improve the water/oil mobility ratio, thus improving sweep efficiency. The alternating banks of polymer and water injection appear as an option for the suitable fields. By doing so, the bank serves as an economic alternative, as injecting polymer solution is an expensive process. The main objective of this study is to analyze and comparison of the efficiency of water injection, polymer injection and polymer alternate water injection. For this purpose, tests were carried out offset in core samples of sandstones using paraffin oil, saline solution and polymer and were obtained the recovery factor and water-oil ratio for each method. The obtained results for the continuous polymer injection and alternating polymer and water injection were promising in relation to the conventional water injection, aiming to anticipate the oil production and to improve the water management with the reduction of injected and produced water volumes.

scholarly journals Influence of CO2-brine-rock Interactions on the Physical Properties of Tight Sandstone Cores via Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

2021 ◽  
Vol 898 (1) ◽  
pp. 012021
Author(s):  
Hanbin Liu ◽  
Chengzheng Li ◽  
Zhenfeng Zhao ◽  
Guangtao Wang ◽  
Changheng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Low Permeability ◽  
Pore Throat ◽  
Tight Sandstone ◽  
The Core ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Enhance Oil Recovery

Abstract For sandstone reservoirs with extra-low permeability, CO2 injection is regarded as a valid method to enhance oil recovery. When CO2 injection is implemented in such reservoirs, the physical properties of the formation could be altered owing to the interactions between CO2, water, and rock. In this study, the influence of CO2–brine–rock interactions on the physical properties of tight sandstone cores was analyzed by comparing the obtained T 2 spectrum before and after CO2 injection. The results revealed that the T2 spectrum after CO2 injection was significantly different from the original T2 spectrum. CO2 injection changed the pore size distribution of the core samples. When the injection pressure was low, the pore volume decreased from micropores to macropores leading to a decrease in both permeability and porosity. As the injection pressure increasing, the dissolution of CO2 in the micropores was enhanced thus improving the pore-throat connectivity; which ultimately improved the reservoir physical properties.

scholarly journals Polymer Optimisation- Shear Thinning or Thickening?

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Gyanfi ◽  
Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey ◽  
Ernest Ansah Owusu ◽  
Kofi Ohemeng Prempeh
Keyword(s):  
Shear Rate ◽  
Enhanced Oil Recovery ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Shear Thickening ◽  
Shear Thinning ◽  
Injection Rate ◽  
Injection Well ◽  
Polymer Injection ◽  
Well Pattern ◽  
The Impact

With most polymers employed in polymer enhanced oil recovery exhibiting one or both non-Newtonian behaviours that is shear thickening and thinning at different shear rate, it is expedient to analyse the impact of these non-Newtonian behaviours in polymer optimisation. CMG simulation suite was employed to analyse the permeability pinch-out formation with a five (5) spot injection well pattern for a 360days simulation run using a 90days polymer injection well cycling. Shear thinning polymer was found not to be conducive for lower permeable formation as a high percentage of the polymer was retained. NPV was affected by polymer injection rate which controlled polymer optimisation

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